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Recalling the "Reagan Revolution"

The Question: What states didn't Reagan win in his 1980 and 1984 election? The Answer: In the 1980 election, Ronald Reagan, with…

Sports Stars: A - C

Hank Aaron Jim Abbott Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Freddy Adu Andre Agassi Benny Agbayani Troy Aikman Marv Albert Tenley Albright Amy Alcott Grover Cleveland (Pete…

Classics of Blues Recordings (Albums)

The Best of Bobby “Blue“ Bland, Bobby “Blue“ Bland (Duke) Ice Pickin', Albert Collins (Alligator) A.K.A. Howlin' Wolf, Howlin' Wolf (Chess)…

Entertainment Bios — W

Mark WahlbergTom WaitsChristopher WalkenAlice WalkerEli WallachThe WallflowersJ. T. WalshRay WalstonBarbara WaltersJulie WaltersSam WanamakerVera WangWayne WangFred WardRachel WardAndy WarholMargaret…

stellar populations

(Encyclopedia) stellar populations, two broadly contrasting distributions of star types that are characteristic of different parts of a galaxy. Population I stars are young, recently formed stars,…

Goliardic songs

(Encyclopedia) Goliardic songsGoliardic songsgōlēärˈdĭk [key], Late Latin poetry of the “wandering scholars,” or Goliards. The Goliards included university students who went from one European…

Mahler, Gustav

(Encyclopedia) Mahler, GustavMahler, Gustavg&oobreve;sˈtäf mäˈlər [key], 1860–1911, composer and conductor, born in Austrian Bohemia of Jewish parentage. Mahler studied at the Univ. of Vienna and…

McMurtry, Larry

(Encyclopedia) McMurtry, Larry Jeff, 1936–2021, American novelist, b. Wichita Falls, Tx., grad. North Texas State Univ. (B.A.,…

Tyler, Wat

(Encyclopedia) Tyler, Wat, d. 1381, English rebel. His given name appears in full as Walter; his surname signifies the trade of a roof tiler. He came into prominence as the leader of the rebellion of…

Vehmgericht

(Encyclopedia) VehmgerichtVehmgerichtfāmˈgərĭkht [key], VehmeVehmgerichtfāˈmə [key], or vehmic courtVehmgerichtfāˈmĭk [key], in medieval Germany, a type of criminal tribunal. The inability of the…